The November Man

Actors:  Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Wuill Patton, Bill Smitrovich

Rating:  8 out of 10, Brosnan has made an interesting late career out of playing retired spies after getting booted from his 007 gig. He’s back again as an ex-CIA operative who gets pulled back into the business where he has to confront old friends and a lethal protégé he trained. The movie had a lot of well-choreographed action as Brosnan kills his way from Moscow to Belgrade while romancing a couple of Russian beauties along the way. I did have some problems with the editing which jumped around a little too much. Red herrings are fine but only in moderation. The plot couldn’t decide what the real story was:  the confrontation or the underlying mission to discredit the Russian politician or rescue the damsel(s) in distress. When a movie tries to be everything to everybody it will fail due to its two hour life span.  All that being said the action and Brosnan lift this flick into the eminently watchable level; just suspend your disbelief upon entering.

MVP:  Brosnan gamely holding onto his 007 skills in the title role